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hadith 159
Hadith #
159
Book
Kitāb al-Muʾmin
Volume
1
Section
7
Part
Content
Chapter
The Reward of one who Feeds a Believer, Quenches his Thirst, Clothes him or Pays off his Debt
Source
Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī
۞
159. It has been narrated that Abu Ja'far (a.s) said
Feeding four Muslims is equal to freeing a slave from the descendants of Prophet Ishmael.
159 - عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام
أنه قال: شبع أربعة من المسلمين يعدل رقبة من ولد إسماعيل (ع).
Tags Spending in God's PathSlavery/Captives

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